The Gildencroft

The Gildencroft is a house dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It is constructed of red brick, which is partly colourwashed, and features some flint and limestone dressings. The roofs are steeply pitched and covered with pantiles and plain tiles. The building has two storeys and attics, with a T-shaped plan.

The main facade faces east and consists of three bays, with two- and three-light casements that have mullions and transoms; the ground floor openings have been altered. There is a string course made of limestone blocks at the first-floor level and a plinth of limestone that has been rendered over and ashlar-faced. The corners of the building are accentuated with rusticated brick quoins. The central entrance features a four-panel door within a moulded wooden doorcase that has a key block and a dentilled frieze. Above the door is a lead-covered canopy supported by modillions, and the eaves cornice is also decorated with modillions.

The house has two gabled dormers, each with two-light casements, and shaped gables on the north and south sides, which include internal stacks. There is a blocked attic window and two sash windows with architraves and glazing bars in the south gable. An external stack on the south-west side has been capped off at the eaves level. There is a later one-storey hipped wing at the north gable, and a rear wing made of brick, which is partly colourwashed and features sashes and 'cross' casements. On the north side, there are 20th-century flat-roofed additions. The building has an axial chimney stack and a parapeted west gable with an internal stack. On the south side, there are later segmental-headed wide sash windows with glazing bars, a semi-circular headed doorway with a half-glazed door, and leaded side-lights.